Group canvasses Salami’s reinstatement

A group, the Asiwaju Grassroots Foundation (AGF), has joined those calling for the reinstatement of the suspended Appeal Court President, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, as recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

It described Salami’s predicament as a political agenda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cabal dissatisfied with his uprightness at the bench. The National coordinator of the group, Akanbi Afonja, spoke with reporters yesterday in Ilorin after the inauguration of its state branch.

He said AGF is a coordinating body of young democratic loyalists of the national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) across the world. His words: “Our group’s stand has been that of our leader’s, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. People know that Salami has not done anything wrong. His suspension is nothing but a political agenda. They did that because his judgments did not favour them. Salami should be reinstated.

“We are expecting much from President Goodluck Jonathan. When he was campaigning, his mantra was transformation, but now none of the transformation agenda has been executed.”

“All they are doing is discussing irrelevant issues, discussing 2015 when we are still in 2012. They are talking of zones and political offices when there are things to be rectified. Jonathan is not receiving good political advice. People are crying. We need good governance.”

The state coordinator of the group, Saheed Awobinpe, said: “Without our people coming out to participate in the political activities in our society, things may not go right. We have to develop our people and the less privileged. They should have impact in the society.

“There should be active participation of Nigerians in the political process and there should be good governance at the state and federal levels.
“We want to develop people and people should come on board. We can not expect foreigners to solve our problems for us. We are the people to solve our national problems ourselves. We should ginger ourselves.

“This foundation was established to develop, empower and mobilise people at the grassroots. We have started in Lagos. We will organise skill development programmes.
We are almost 3,000. We want to empower the youth. Our target is people at the grassroots.”